The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-11-03
WILLIAM WAGNER.
The Democratic Candidate for County
- Treasurer.

| t-- treasurer.
| William Wagner is the second in g
family of ten children and was born in
Lake township, Stark county, Ohio, in
May 1S45, and is therefore AZ years old
The early years of his life were spent
on farm. He attended the common
schools of Lake township and afterward
the Greensburg Academy and Mt
Union College. At the age of Is he en-
listed in Company T., 25th Reg, o. v,
lV. l., and served until the close of the
war. After his return he engaged in
school-teaching and followed that voca-
tion for a number Of years. For the
last IA years he has been engaged in
the mercantile business at Hartville.
Mr.. Wagner has held many offices Of
trust in the township In which he re-
sides. He was elected Justice of the
Peace FIVE consecutive terms and was
| five times elected Township Clerk. Mr..
| Wagner was elected also Township
Treasurer and is the present iucum-
/ bent Two years ago he received the
Democratic nomination for County
Treasurer, but was defeated by Mr.. Hi
ram Doll by about 200 majority, Dur
ing the campaign he was greatly hand
icapped by sickness and death in his
family, which prevented Mr.. Wagner
from making an active canvass
throughout the county. But for this
misfortune he would have been elected.
A mans business ability and integrity
are known and understood better by
his neighbors than by any other per-
sons. The neighbors Of Mr.. Wagner
certainly esteem him very highly for
these two qualities, If the records of
our courts are any evidence on the sub
iect, for he has been appointed to nu-
merous trusts of great Importance. He
was appointed administrator of Andrew
Brumbaugh's estate, under bonds of
$4,000; administrator of Daniel
Baum's estate, with bond of $4,000;
also administrator of large number of
smaller estates, and guardian for mi
nors. His friends and neighbors always
stand ready to become surety on his
official bonds, so great is their reliance
on his integrity.
Another illustration of the confidence
reposed in Mr.. Wagner's integrity and
business capacity is the Meyer trustee
ship. 1t grew Incl entally out of the
donation of twenty acres of land to Mr..
Dueber. A very valuable tract of 225
acres of land in.Canton was owned by
the Joseph Meyer estate, but it W en-
tailed to the third generation. Abso-
lutte title could be acquired only by a
sale IF all that land, under order of the
court, through trustee, whose
duty it would be to make a
proper sac and then hold
the proceeds and invest the same and
the principal in tact until the time
should come when the third generation
would be entitled to claim it,
A long search was made for the prop
er person for this responsible position,
but no one could be found willing to
accept the responsibilities Of the trust,
who was at the same time able to give
the required bond Of $4,000, and in
whose hands the interested parties felt
like entrusting this large estate. Final
ly Mr.. Wagner was suggested. He
proved acceptable to the parties in in
terest, and was appointed by Judge
Day to this important position. His
bond was procured in one days time,
and was signed by a large number of
the most responsible farmers of the
county.
Thereupon he made sale of the lands
to certain of the Meyer hei:s who do
mated twenty acres out of it to Mr.
Dueber, and Mr. Wagner received the
price of over $4,000 therefor, and holds
this fund in trust. The parties inter
ested express themselves as high
ly pleased with his management
of this matter, his investment Of the
funds and his methodical method of
keeping his accounts. This trust, on
account Of its size and length of time
it may continue, is undoubtedly the
most important trust ever created and
filed in this county. 1t would not
have been placed in Mr.. Wagner's
hands by the court and parties interest
ed without being fully satisfied of his
entire competency and ability to dis
charge the duties imposed on him.
1t will thus be seen that Mr.. Wagner
has had large experience for the past
few years in handling moneys, and the
fact that he was elected to almost every
office in the township by large majori-
ties, proves how highly he is esteemed
by his friends and neighbors who have
known him from childhood. Mr.. Wag-
ner speaks both languages and If
elected he will fill the Office with credit
to himself and to the county.